Scatterplot video (VIDEO) Salk Institute This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption Scatterplots show the evolving populations of hammerheads across multiple rounds of evolution. Hammerheads copied by the lower-fidelity polymerase (52-2) drift away from the original RNA sequence (white contours) and lose their function. Hammerheads copied by the new higher-fidelity polymerase (71-89) retain function, with new functional sequences emerging over time. Credit Salk Institute Usage Restrictions With credit and related coverage License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.